Moral of the story is not to store things in places that are accessible to tenants.

My situation is that I had set my eyes on this house which is only accessible through Hubzu.

I can't imagine a more frustrating and dangerous scenario than to try to invest in an unfamiliar area that meets your financial proformas but where you don't know anybody, have access to on and off market opportunities, have relationships with trades people and property managers. 

My "plan" for improvements would be to gradually raise rents every six months.  

I will just inform the tenants to keep their stuff on the first and second level while they finish the bedrooms upstairs. if there is a delay hopefully it will just be 1 day of not having access to the bedroom.thanks again for the advice I'm sure you all just put money in my pocket by keeping me from putting carpet back down.

Hi everyone,Before the story I’ll cut to the chase (and you can read the story if you want)...Anyone have experience improving the MFR appraisal to maybe bump the value some?

I’ve had them go to auction less than a week before closing.But, I’ve also had banks pay off $10,000 property tax assessments for neighborhood improvements, just by asking.

Access to MLS would be very handy.

Well-to-do families who might have bought a single-family home in another era are willing to rent a house now, especially if it means access to a good school system.The number of homes purchased by major investors in 2017 was at least 29,000, up 60% from the previous year, estimates Amherst Capital Management LLC, a real-estate investment firm that made nearly 5,000 of those purchases.

with the existing condition or more cosmetic improvements.